Promotion of literacy for non-violence and active citizenship throughout the life cycle

Abstract

The violence that occurs in family relationships is a subtype of interpersonal violence and, in turn, is divided into violence between intimate partners, violence against children and adolescents and violence against the elderly (Zuma, 2005). This is a proposal for an intervention in a community context in the interior region of Portugal in order to prevent abuse against children and young people, prevention of violence in intimate relations and against elderly people. It aims to: Promote literacy in the field of violence prevention throughout the life cycle and active citizenship in thecommunity; Sensitizethetarget population to the prevention of the problem and inform theexisting responses in the context of violence prevention. The project team intends to increase the level of literacy such as preventing violence and developing a manual of good practices based on monitoring and interventions carried out, integrating the focus of promoting non-violence in children and young people from pre-school through to education and prevention of violence against the elderly, with a focus on conflict and stress management in the formal care providers of Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS). The training of people to prevent violence is particularlyrelevant in improving self-esteem and autonomyand with benefitsin terms of individualand collective health.